Roller-awning.



A. L. CLARK.

ROLLER AWNING.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6. 1911.

1,302,633. Patented May 6,1919.

2Q I 1p Jjgl. 2 0 /0 3 ALFRED L. CLARK, on DUBUQUE, IOWA.

ROLLER-AWNING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1919.

Application fi led October 6, 1917. Serial No. 195,060.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED L. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roller-Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

In setting up and sustaining long tubular containers for tubular awnings on some buildings, great difficulties have been experienced from the sagging of the containers and irregularities of the face of the buildings or other places to which they are to be objects sought and its mode of operation will be fully set out and described in the following specification and illustrated in the drawings accompanying the same and formin a part hereof.

*igure 1 isa. perspective view of a part of a container in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of one of the clamps for securing the container to a backboard, and brackets in which the roller, carrying the awning is mounted, and both secured to the back board. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a clamp removed and taken apart.

Fig. 4 is a section on theline X-X of Fig. 2. A p

Fig. 5 is a cross section'of the container, a clamp and roller with a section of a portion of the awning thereon.

Fig. 6 is a top view of an irregular front of a building and showing how the container is secured to a building having an irregular front.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view with means for preventing the container from spreading both in shipping and in use.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a plate used in sustaining the container when it is short.

, Fig. 9 is a cross section of Fig. 8, when in working position.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in each of the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates the container, which is preferably made of sheet metal, of cylindrical form and provided with aislot 3 running lengthwise of the tube, and having the edges of the slot formed into rolls 7 whereby the container is materially strengthened. In this container is mounted an awning on a roller 4, which has its hearings in brackets 5, fastened to a back board near each end of the board and in the same plane.

For the purpose of sustaining the container in a horizontal .plane and hold it against the possibility of sagging, whatever its length, there are provided adjustable clamps 10, each of which consists of a back plate 12, having the ribs 14 on its back side, which furnishes, when attached to the back board, sockets 15 and openings 16, in the sockets 15. The plates are secured to the back board by screws 18. Into the sockets 15 are inserted clamps or hooks 20, one in each socket, but from opposite ends, which engage the container 2 011 opposite sides and hold it in horizontal position and, as these clamps are secnred to the back board at every few feet, they will sustain an abnormally long container in as good operating position as though the container was short. The clamps are madeadjustable by providing a number of screw holes 22 in each hook 20, whereby the container may be brought to a strictlyho-rizontal plane and may be adjusted rotatably on the back board to cause the slot in the container to be brought into the same vertical plane with the roller or any plane at an angle thereto.

Where the container i fshort, then a plate 19 is provided with an opening 21, placed on the inside of the container and a screw 23 is passed through the opening 21in the plate, and through the container and the central opening 18, in the plate 12, and into the back board, and thus fastening the container rigidly to the back board.

In Fig. 6 is shown a building havin an irregular front and the manner of attaching the container when attached to the back board. In this figure, 28 is the top View of a corner of the front of the building, 30 is the door way and 32 the sash of the glass front, which is set a short distance farther blocks 35 is secured the back board 8 with the container thereon, and thus the back board and container are secured in parallel planes to the general plane of the building, whatever irregularities there may be in any portion of the front.

For the purpose of staying the container and prevent spreading at the end of the slot 3, when shipping and when rolling and unrolling the awning, there is prowided a metal member 40 adapted to engage in the rolled edges 7 'of the container and hold them always the same distance apart.

It will be readily seen that when the manufacturer desires to make ashipment of a completed awning, he first secures the brackets 5 to the back board at each end and in the same plane and also secures the plates 12 to the back board 8, all in the same horizontal plane, then lays the container with the roller and awning mounted on the roller, against the plates and mounts the roller in the brackets 5. The container is then secured against the plates 12 by inserting one end of each hook 20 in asocket 1'5 and after adjusting them to the container, secures them to the back board, and in rigid engagement with i the container, with the slot 3 opening out at any plane parallel to the plane of the roller 34: desired. Then the members 40, are inserted in the openings 7 within the container. When all of the parts are secured to the back board it is shipped.

Upon its arrival at its destination, all that is necessary is to fasten the back board to the building in the manner described, and when the operating gear is applied, it is ready for use.

It will be seen that the purchaser can install the awning without the aid of an expert, even if there be irregularities in the face of the building as the ends of the back board can be secured to the building over the irragularities in the central part.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a back board, a cylindrical container, an

awning mounted on a roller within the c011- tainer, brackets secured to the back board near each end in which the roller has its bearings, and means for adjustably securing the container to the back board consisting of plates fastened to the back board and providing sockets therein and clamps adapted to adjustably grasp the container from opposite sides and engage the sockets in the plates and said clamps fastened to the back board.

2. In a device of the character described, a back board, a container provided with a slot running lengthwise of the container, a roller, an awning upon the roller within the container, means for operating the roller to roll and unroll the awning through the slot, and means for adj ustably mounting the contamer to, and for adjusting the container longitudinally and rotatably on the back board.

3. In a device of the character described, a back board, a tubular container, provided w th a slot running lengthwise of the container, and having the edges of the container on opposite edges of th slot rolled outwardly, an awning mounted on a roller within the container and means for mounting the container and adjusting it longitudlnally and rotatably and securing it to the back board, and a stay engaging in the rolled edges of the container for holding the edges of the container from spreading when shipping or rolling and unrolling the awning.

4;. In a device of the character described, a back board, a container provided with a longitudinal slot and having the edges of the container on the opposite sides of the slot turned backward, an awning mounted in the container and adapted to be rolled and unrolled through the slot, means for adjustably securing the container to the back board, and a member engaging the rolled edges of the container to hold them in the same relative position to each other.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED L. CLARK.

Witnesses:

ADAM C. GENGLER, M. M. CADY.

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